Fig. 1: Spatial distribution and geographic division of cities in the study area.
From: Realistic characteristics and driving mechanisms of pseudo-human settlements in Chinese cities
The 286 cities are divided according to China’s seven natural geographical divisions, as depicted in the figure. The divisions usually combine several geographically and culturally close provinces into one area. The map was developed by the authors using ArcGIS Pro Version 3.0.2, and the background map was issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China (drawing review No. GS (2020) 4619), as shown in the website: http://bzdt.ch.mnr.gov.cn/.
